peel

US /piːl/
UK /piːl/
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1.

remove the outer covering or skin from (a fruit, vegetable, or shrimp)

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She carefully peeled the apple before slicing it.
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Can you help me peel these potatoes?
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skinparestrip
2.

(of a surface or layer) lose sections of its outer covering or skin

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The old paint began to peel off the walls.
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My skin started to peel after the sunburn.
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flakeblistershed
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the skin or outer covering of a fruit or vegetable

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Don't throw away the orange peel; it can be used for zest.
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The banana peel was slippery on the floor.
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skinrindhusk
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chemical peelpeel outkeep your eyes peeled